St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-21

THE eighteenth reunion of the Societ,
of the Army of the Cumberland began a
Washington on the 18th.
BISMARCK will go to Varzin at Whitsun
tide, as he feels assured of the passage O.
| the Spirit bill, the section of the Centre
| promising to support the measure, be
sides all Nationals and Conservatives.
| CALVIN GRAVES, who was convicted a
| Cdllas, Me-, for shooting and killing
Wardens Niles and Hill, was sen
fenced, on the 11th to imprisonment al
hard labor for life. The verdict was muir
| der in the second degree,
| THE international horticultural exhibit
ton at Dresden has proved a splendid and
| success sful show.
No official information has reached the
Department of State res pecting the re
| ported refusal of the Halifax authorities
| to permit an American schooner to pro
| cure provisions 1t IS thought that the
report must be inaccurate
MARTIN BOUT, while blowing on his farm
| near Michigan City, Ind, on the 18th, ex-
| ploded dynamite bomb which had been
placed there by unknown parties. His
| arm was blown off and he was otherwise
terribly mangled. He will hardly re-
cover.
The Secretary OF the Interior has d.
rected the Commissioner of the General
Land Office to appraise and dispose of by
public auction the land of the abandoned
military reservation of Fort Brooke, Fla,
except the tracts of 160 acres settled upon
prior to January l, 1884
j. b. FRUCHIER, an American citizen,
who left San Francisco last October to
visit France, was seized on his arrival
there, imprisoned, denied counsel and
forced to serve in the French army. He
is now in the Seventh regiment of the line
in the garrison of Caliors.
THE New York health officers seized
two carloads of Western beef at St
Johns Park freight depot of the New
York Central railroad on the 18th, and
took the meat to the dump. 1t was badly
tainted, though it had made the trip from
the West in refrigerator cars.
IT is now reported that Justice Woods,
of the United States Supreme Court, has
not only grown worse since his return to
Washington, but is in imminent danger of
death. He is said to be quite critically i'll
at his residence in that city, and intimate
friends admit that his death at any mo-
ment will not be a surprise.
TIE United States revenue cutter Rich
Sitka, Alaska, where she will take the
United States marshal aboard and convey
him to Oonalaska, for the purpose of sell
ing at auction two British schooners seized
in the Behring's sea last year for illegal
seal fishing
THE mem bers Of the Hotel Mems Asso-
citation called at the White House on the
18th and were received by the Pres ident
in the East room. The introductions were
made by Mr.. Garrison, the president of
the association. They subsequently called
at the Treasury Department and paid
their respects to Secretary Fairchild.
visit was made to Mount Vernon n the
afternoon.
QUEEN VICTORIA, accompanied by the
Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise,
attended special performance of Buffalo
BilPs Wild West show on the 11th Her
Majesty was delighted with the exhibi-
ton, and expressed her pleasure by fire.
quent applause. After the perform ance
Buffalo Bill, Red Shirt and number of
the squaws attached to the show were
presented to her Majesty.